The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-01-28
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Aoufn Jersey Notes.

An attempt was made to fire the coal Office
of John c. Tatum in Woodbury. last week.
An official inspection of the Woodbury.
Water W orks system was made 10y The city Of
nciais Yesterday.
South seaville, Cape MAY county, Is TO he set
off rs Il new school district and building
erected at cost of 1900.
y branch road is TO be built from the Cam
den and Atlantic Railroad to Gibbsboro a dis
lance OF ii mile and thTee-quartets.
The time of holding the next Mount Holly
Fair has just been fixed by the Directors for
the week beginning october 10.
The directors of the new temperance hotel
mt Bridgeton have leased it to Elisha TAFT. of
Boston. 1t will be opened about April LIST.
\ Republican club has been organized in
Woodbury., and permanent quarters viii be
secured at once. One hundred and two per-
sons have signed the roll OF membership.
Captain samuel Gale, of Atlantic City, killed
II sea leopard on Friday night, after an excit
ing chase Ii is Il beautiful specimen. the
spots being very distinct, 1t weighs over 800
pounds.
The iron rails ON the West Jersey Railroad
from Glsssboro 10 Bridgeton are being re
placed with steel. They are, however, second
hand, having been used in other places and
been taken up.
The New Jersey Southern Railroad has
bought land in Bridgeton and will make con
nection with the Port Norris Road in order to
secure part of the immense freight Of oysters
now shipped over the West Jersey.
W.u. Woodruff, prominent merchant OF
Bridgeton, married in Philadelphia on
Tuesday, by Rev. DR.. Peddie, 10 Mrs. c. r.
Tallman, of the latter city. The couple viii
make Il twe-weeks tour ofthe south.
The smallpox scare still continues at Alb
secon, and at Conovertown, short distance
north. and the neighboring Villages are in
state of quarantine. The schools are closed.
and no public meetings of any kind held.
The site for the new opera house in Camden
was purchased saturday. \ company has Or
ganized with Il capital stock of $50 900, divided
into 1900 shares at - each. The theatre will
have seating capacity of 1000.
The Camden Grand Jury made lis final pre-
sentiment on Tuesday to Judge Parker. Con
siderable stir was created when it became
known that james NJ. Fitzgerald, publisher OF
the Ecening Telegram, had been indicted for
misrepresentation county funds while Free
holder in 1885.
NE IuthHoN Mtli-, Ut biIuSShptts
were totally destroyed by fire at an early hour
saturday morning. causing a loss of 5000,
less than half of which is insured. The prop
erty was owned and operated by Walter
Moorehouse & son. formerly of Bridesburg,
Pa. The origin of the ire Is not known.
Edward Todd, freight brakeman on the
West Jersey Railroad met with a terrible and
fatal accident at Malaga Station on Tuesday
afternoon. While stepping from the loeomo-
tive tender to car following he fell under the
wheels and had both legs cut of, one being
severed in two places. He was brought 10 his
home, No. 4SI south Third street, Camden,
where he died,
At meeting of the Health Board of tilouees-
ter City ON Tuesday City Physician Wamsley
reported several cases of scarlet fever and
chicken poN. He recommended that inmedi-
ate steps be taken to place the city in a good
sanitary condition. He was instructed 10 see
that proper disinfectants were procured, and
the Mayor promised TO instruct his officers 10
have all cutters cleaned. The Board recon-
mended to Council the ACCESSIBILITY of APP
pointing physician to vaccinate poor school
children.